Local News from Across the Rainy River District
With only 10 days left until the draw, tickets are still available for the Emo and District Lions’ “Lions Share Grocery Raffle.” Tickets are being sold at Cloverleaf Grocery, Walmart and Emo Feed, Hair & Body Shoppe and Tompkins Home Hardware. Tickets can also be purchased from any member of […]
The Bassmaster Elite Series season continues this week in South Carolina at Lake Hartwell. Hartwell is a large reservoir with plenty of deep, clear water and a good population of spotted and largemouth bass. With the continued winter weather at home I will say it’s nice to be back in […]
April 1st! This is a busy month. Many farmers will be busy with calving and preparing for the spring land work. Equipment will be getting the tune up it needs, fertilizer will be spread, and seed will be planted soon in hopes of a great season ahead. Optimism is at […]
I’m not sure there are many tasks I find more gratifying than making maple syrup. It’s a bit like magic. It’s called sugarin’ season by some but whatever you call it, the act of collecting sap and putting it on my wood stove makes me happy. I have a gargantuan […]
It is often difficult to keep up with the heartbeat of the district. Even catching up at a Tim’s or McDonald’s with friends, we miss out on lots of activities that are taking place across our communities that enhance or have some effect on our lives and those of our […]
It already is the last week of March! My how time flies right along. It sounds like our weather could be a bit cooler but how about that sunshine last week! No complaints I bet. Last week was my first official week back at the Emo Agricultural Research Station but […]
I may have been watching too many spy movies lately. Let me explain. I was walking one morning last week, checking my maple tree buckets and shaking my fist at Mother Nature, who promised ideal temperatures that week. I got an eyelash in my eye and I was fussing and […]
Spring is here and with that comes many events in district communities. Guthrie United Church in Devlin will host its annual Spring Tea this Saturday (March 30) from 2-3:30 p.m. Desserts and tea/coffee will be served, along with refreshments for the young people. There also will be a bake table, […]
The nice weather over the weekend was welcome relief from the extended winter we’ve been experiencing right across Sunset Country for the past couple of weeks. I spent a few days fishing over the weekend, getting in my last kick at the ice before I head back down south this […]
Tomorrow will mark the beginning of the calendar spring. Sunday was St. Patrick’s Day and the wearing of green really marked the beginning of spring. My mother was dressed in green at her Rainycrest home and she could feel the heat of the sun blazing through her south-facing window on […]
Well, March Break is over and the weather really wasn’t so bad for everyone to get outside and enjoy some fresh air. The sun feels so incredible at this time of the year. I was fortunate to spend a good part of the March Break with some kids. Maddie and […]
I love an umbrella and not for the obvious reason of keeping dry in a downpour, though I suppose that reason may play a part. And it can’t be any umbrella. It must be an umbrella that looks as though it has a story to tell, a secret perhaps, and […]
